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Ws 20 Years fince they were cured, fince when flic 
never had any fymptoms of it. 
I could add many things of this Nature, both of 
what I have feen and heard from my ^^other, who 
was much more with him than my felf, but want' 
ing room (hall only tell you, that where he ftroked 
for Pains, he ufed nothing but his dry Hand, if 
Ulcers or running Sores he would ufe Spittle on his 
Hand or Finger, and for the Evil if they came to him 
before it was broke, he ftroked it, and ordered them 
to poultefs it with boiPd Turneps, and fo did every 
Day till it grew fit for lancing, he then lanc'd it and 
with his Fingers would fqueeze out the Cores and 
Corruption, and then in a few Days it would be 
well with his only ftroking it every Aforning, thus 
he cured many who keep well to this Day, but if 
it were broke before he faw them, he only fqueez- 
ed out the Core, and healed it by ftroking 5 fuch 
as were troubled with Fits of the Mother, , he would^ 
prefenfly take off the Fit, by only laying .his Glove 
on their Head, but I never knew any that he cured 
of that Diftemper, for their Fits would return, but I 
have heard he cured many of the falling Sicknefs^ if 
they ftayM with him, fo that he might fee them in 
3 or 4 Fits, el(e -he could not cure them, I have 
been too tedious, and therefore fliall not add , but that I 
am, 
I 
! 
Dublin May id. 1699. 
Tour humble SerDant^ 
Ceo" 
